Supply Chain Megatrends Series - Executive Brief on the Supply Chain Alignment Megatrend. Watch our companion Video and download others Megatrend Executive Briefs at www.scdigest.com/Supply_Chain_Megatrends.php

Reseach report from ARC Advisory Group looking at the intersection of Lean Manufacturing principles and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

The Supply Chain Digest Letter on Lean Manufacturing - complete 16-page pdf Version. Download now

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers talk a lot about Flow Through but few practice it. Flow Through (also known as Crossdocking) involves flowing goods directly from receiving to shipping without the labor wasting steps of putting the goods away and later picking them. SAKS Inc. is one company that has mastered this advanced logistics process.

Learn how this leading apparel and outdoor clothing provider used material handling automation in its DC not only to improve efficiency but also to implement a more environmentally friendly solution.

A new generation of conveyors has arrived. These conveyors handle greater dimensional and weight diversity, maintain a user-selectable spacing (which has numerous advantages), and are more flexible. White Paper from ARC Advisory Group explores recent developments.

On-line version of the February 2008 Supply Chain Digest Letter. This month's focus: Sortation Systems in Distribution. Includes overview of the key trends and issues in Sortation, a detailed review of warehouse control systems,a guide to the cost of sortation systems, and much more. Not to be missed.

This report provides a list of most major announcements by companies regarding RFID pilots or system roll-outs in 2007. It includes the company, country, the industry, the scope of the system (pilot or full deployment), and a brief description. Not to be missed for this interested in RFID.

On-line version of the December, 2007 Supply Chain Digest Letter. This month's focus: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Includes overview of the WMS solution space and key trends, a detailed cases study of a successful WMS deployment, keys to implementation success, on-demand WMS, and much more.

In this excellent white paper from Supply Chain Digest, part of our Thought Leadership series, we look look at: the important forces that are driving increases in the level of parcel shipping for many companies, how multi-carrier parcel shipping systems have improved their capabilities and scalability over the past three years; the 10 indicators it may be the time for your company to assess the benefits of multi-carrier shipping system strategies and technology